WMO-No. 47

International list of Selected, Supplementary and Auxiliary ships

Metadata fields & descriptions, exchange formats and code tables

Metadata Format Version 03

Prepared for the World Meteorological Organization by the JCOMM Ship Observations Team

(Effective from 1 July 2007)

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Document Version Tracking

Metadata Format Version Document Version Date of Issue Prepared By 01 1.0 WMO 02 2.0 8 July 2002 WMO 03 3.0 1 June 2006 SOT (Graeme Ball) 03 3.1 22 June 2006 SOT (Graeme Ball) 03 3.2 8 May 2007 SOT (Graeme Ball) 03 3.3 3 June 2008 SOT (Graeme Ball)

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Contents

Introduction 4

Obligations for WMO Members 5

General notes on exchange formats and XML schema 6

Annex 1. Semi-colon delimited exchange format fields and descriptions 7

Annex 2. XML exchange format fields and descriptions 11

Annex 3. XML File Structure 15

Annex 4. Code Tables 18

Annex 5. Ships Layout Diagram 33

Annex 6. Vessel Digital Images 34

Annex 7. Summary of changes from version 2 37

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Introduction

WMO maintains a catalogue of ships participating in the global Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Scheme. The catalogue is produced from the national VOS lists submitted by WMO Members.

The catalogue, which contains a comprehensive range of ships metadata, was originally available as a WMO publication, WMO-No. 47 (commonly referred to as Pub 47). Due to increasing printing and distribution costs, the publication was suspended in the late 1990s. An electronic version of the catalogue became available on the WMO website < http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/ois/pub47/pub47-home.htm > during 2003. Despite the changed method of distribution, the electronic file retains the name of the original publication.

Because of changing demands for ships metadata, the Ship Observations Team (SOT) formed a Task Team at SOT-II (July 2003, London, UK) to revise the metadata requirements of WMO-No. 47. The proposed changes were subsequently approved at JCOMM-II (September 2006, Halifax, Canada).

This document describes the field descriptions, presentation layout and file exchange formats for WMO-No. 47, Metadata Format Version 03, approved at JCOMM-II.

WMO-No. 47, Metadata Format Version 03, comes into effect on 1 July 2007.

Summary of changes in this version

This document, WMO-No. 47 Document Version 3.3, includes an updated Table 1801, which contains the two character country codes for the fields reg and rcnty.

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Obligations for WMO Members

1. Paragraphs 2.3.3.3 and 2.3.3.4 of the Manual on the Global Observing System, WMO-No, 544, requires WMO Members operating a VOS Program to provide the WMO Secretariat with a copy of their national VOS list.

2. Because of frequent changes in merchant fleets and to ensure that WMO-No. 47 remains as current as is practicable, paragraph 6.2.5 of the Guide to Marine Meteorological Services, WMO-No. 671, requests WMO Members to make quarterly submissions of their national VOS list to the WMO Secretariat, rather than annually as required by WMO-No. 544.

3. WMO Members submitting to WMO-No. 47 should note the following:

a. To comply with the decision of the WMO Expert Team on Marine Climatology, only mobile platforms, including ships either temporarily or semi-permanently at anchor, shall be reported in WMO-No. 47. Fixed platforms shall be reported under the JCOMM ODAS metadata scheme.

b. The list of ships shall be sorted alphabetically by name.

c. Only mobile platforms recruited by the WMO Member shall be included in its national VOS list.

d. Ships digital images and drawings shall be retained by the NMS.

4. WMO Members should ensure that ships they intend to recruit are not already members of another countrys VOS fleet by consulting the WMO-No. 47.

5. WMO Members are strongly encouraged to use the search facility provided for EUCOS by Mto France at < http://www.meteo.shom.fr/vos-monitoring/multi-recruit.html > to search for incidences of multiple-recruitment of ships in their national VOS fleet. In such cases, the recruiting countries should resolve the issue through bilateral agreement.

6. The national VOS lists shall be emailed to the WMO Secretariat at: pub47@wmo.int.

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General notes on exchange formats and XML schema

WMO-No. 47, Metadata Format Version 03, now gives WMO Members the choice of submitting their national VOS list as either a semi-colon delimited text file as in the past, or an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) file.

Semi-colon delimited file

1. The file shall contain one line, comprising 119 metadata elements, for each platform.

2. The sequence of elements shall be in the order as given in Annex 1.

3. Each metadata element includes a semi-colon (;) delimiter as the last character as shown in Annex 1.

XML file

1. The structure of the XML file shall be as given in Annex 3 .

2. The XML file shall consist of a top-level header: .

3. The dataset shall begin with an opening tag: , where namespace consists of two parts, (a) and (b) below, separated by a space:

a. xmlns:xsi=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance

b. xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://www.bom.gov.au/jcomm/vos/pub47/pub47.xsd"

4. The dataset shall end with a closing tag: .

5. Each ship record in the dataset will comprise 97 metadata elements and section headers, and shall:

a. Begin with an opening tag:

b. End with a closing tag .

XML schema

1. Full documentation of the XML schema for WMO-No. 47, Metadata Format Version 03, is available in both HTML and PDF formats from the VOS website at < http://www.bom.gov.au/jcomm/vos/ >.

2. From the menu select Information WMO-No. 47 XML Schema.

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Semi-colon delimited exchange format fields and descriptions

Order Code Name Explanation Table Format Footnote Example

1 rcnty; Recruiting country. 1801 No 2 ver; Metadata format version No 03 3 prepared; Date of report preparation. ddmmyyyy No 4 name; Ship's name. No 5 reg; Country of registration. 1801 No 6 call; Call sign or WMO Number. Some sea stations are identified by a WMO Number instead of a call sign. No 7 IMOn; IMO Number. Unique identifying number assigned by Lloyd's Register to the hull of the ship. No 8 vssl; Vessel type. 2201 Yes 9 vsslP; Vessel digital image. 2203 No

10 lenvsslD; Length overall of the ship, ignoring bulbous bow. 0.0 m No 11 brdvsslD; Moulded breadth. The greatest breadth amidships. 0.0 m No 12 frbvsslD; Freeboard. The average height of the upper deck above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 13 drfvsslD; Draught. The average depth of the keel below the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 14 chtvsslD; Cargo height. Maximum height above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 15 brdg; Distance of the bridge from the bow. 0.0 m No 16 rte; Route No.1. 1802 Yes 17 rte; Route No.2. 1802 Yes 18 rte; Route No.3. 1802 Yes 19 rte; Route No.4. 1802 Yes 20 rte; Route No.5. 1802 Yes 21 rte; Route No.6. 1802 Yes 22 rte; Route No.7 1802 Yes 23 rte; Route No.8. 1802 Yes

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24 rte; Route No.9. 1802 Yes 25 rte; Route No.10. 1802 Yes 26 vosR; Recruitment date of the current VOS participation. ddmmyyyy No 27 vosD; De-recruitment date of the last VOS participation (report only if the vessel has been re-recruited). ddmmyyyy No 28 vclmR; Last VOSClim recruitment date if within the current period of VOS participation. ddmmyyyy No 29 vclmD; Last VOSClim de-recruitment date if within the current period of VOS participation. ddmmyyyy No 30 vsslM; Type of meteorological reporting ship. 2202 Yes 31 atm; General observing practice. 0105 Yes 32 freq; Routine observing frequency. 0602 Yes 33 prST; Satellite system for transmitting reports. No INMARSAT-C 34 logE; Name and version of the electronic logbook software. No TurboWin 2.12 35 wwH; Visual wind/wave observing height. 0.0 m No 36 anmU; General wind observing practice. 0103 No 37 blc; Baseline check of the automatic weather station. 0203 No 38 awsM; Make and model of the automatic weather station. No Vaisala Milos 500 39 awsP; Name and version of the automatic weather station processing software. No Milos 500 2.56 40 awsC; Name and version of the automatic weather station data entry/display software. No Yourlink 1.03.20 41 barm; Primary barometer type. 0202 Yes 42 barm; Secondary barometer type. 0202 Yes 43 bMS; Make and model of the primary barometer. No Vaisala PTB220B 44 bMS; Make and model of the secondary barometer. No 45 brmH; Height of the primary barometer above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 46 brmH; Height of the secondary barometer above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 47 brmL; Location of the primary barometer. 0204 Yes 48 brmL; Location of the secondary barometer. 0204 Yes 49 brmU; Pressure units of the primary barometer. No hPa 50 brmU; Pressure units of the secondary barometer. No 51 brmC; Most recent calibration date of the primary barometer. ddmmyyyy No 52 brmC; Most recent calibration date of the secondary barometer. ddmmyyyy No 53 thrm; Dry bulb thermometer type No.1. 2002 Yes 54 thrm; Dry bulb thermometer type No.2. 2002 Yes 55 thMS; Make and model of the dry bulb thermometer No.1. No Rosemount ST401

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56 thMS; Make and model of the dry bulb thermometer No.2. No 57 thmE; Exposure of the dry bulb thermometer No.1. 0801 Yes 58 thmE; Exposure of the dry bulb thermometer No.2. 0801 Yes 59 thmL; Location of dry bulb thermometer No.1 and hgyrometer No.1. 2001 Yes 60 thmL; Location of dry bulb thermometer No.2 and hgyrometer No.2. 2001 Yes 61 thmH; Height of the dry bulb thermometer No.1 and hygrometer No.1 above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 62 thmH; Height of the dry bulb thermometer No.2 and hygrometer No.2 above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 63 tscale; General reporting practice for dry bulb thermometer No.1 and hygrometer No.1. 2003 Yes 64 tscale; General reporting practice for dry bulb thermometer No.2 and hygrometer No.2. 2003 Yes 65 hygr; Hygrometer type No.1. 0802 Yes 66 hygr; Hygrometer type No.2. 0802 Yes 67 hgrE; Exposure of the hygrometer No.1. 0801 No 68 hgrE; Exposure of the hygrometer No.2. 0801 No 69 sstM; Primary method of obtaining the sea surface temperature. 1901 Yes 70 sstM; Secondary method of obtaining the sea surface temperature. 1901 Yes 71 sstD; Depth of the primary sea surface temperature observation below the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 72 sstD; Depth of the secondary sea surface temperature observation below the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 73 barg; Primary barograph type, or method of determining pressure tendency. 0201 Yes 74 barg; Secondary barograph type, or method of determining pressure tendency. 0201 Yes 75 anmT; Primary anemometer type. 0102 Yes 76 anmT; Secondary anemometer type. 0102 Yes

77 anmM; Make and model of the primary anemometer. No Vaisala WAV151 & WAA151 78 anmM; Make and model of the secondary anemometer. No 79 anmL; Location of the primary anemometer. 0101 Yes 80 anmL; Location of the secondary anemometer. 0101 Yes 81 anDB; Distance of the primary (fixed) anemometer from the bow. 0.0 m No 82 anDB; Distance of the secondary (fixed) anemometer from the bow. 0.0 m No 83 anDC; Distance of the primary (fixed) anemometer from the centre line. 0.0 m No 84 anSC; Side indicator of the primary (fixed) anemometer from the centre line, if appropriate. 0104 No 85 anDC; Distance of the secondary (fixed) anemometer from the centre line. 0.0 m No 86 anSC; Side indicator of the secondary (fixed) anemometer from the centre line, if appropriate. 0104 No 87 anHL; Height of the primary (fixed) anemometer above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No

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88 anHL; Height of the secondary (fixed) anemometer above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 89 anHD; Height of the primary (fixed) anemometer above the deck on which it is installed. 0.0 m No 90 anHD; Height of the secondary (fixed) anemometer above the deck on which it is installed. 0.0 m No 91 anmC; Most recent calibration date of the primary anemometer. ddmmyyyy No 92 anmC; Most recent calibration date of the secondary anemometer. ddmmyyyy No 93 othI; Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.1. 1501 Yes 94 othI; Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.2. 1501 Yes 95 othI; Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.3. 1501 Yes 96 othI; Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.4. 1501 Yes 97 othI; Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.5. 1501 Yes 98 othI; Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.6. 1501 Yes 99 chgd; Last date of change to any metadata value. ddmmyyyy No

100 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 1 applies. 0601 vssl 101 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 2 applies. 0601 thmE 102 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 3 applies. 0601 rte 103 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 4 applies. 0601 104 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 5 applies. 0601 105 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 6 applies. 0601 106 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 7 applies. 0601 107 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 8 applies. 0601 108 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 9 applies. 0601 109 fieldabbrev; Code name of the field to which footnote No. 10 applies. 0601 110 footID; Footnote No. 1 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column) Ice strengthened 111 footID; Footnote No. 2 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column) Plastic screen 112 footID; Footnote No. 3 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column) Area 73 Austral

Summer only 113 footID; Footnote No. 4 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column) 114 footID; Footnote No. 5 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column) 115 footID; Footnote No. 6 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column) 116 footID; Footnote No. 7 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column) 117 footID; Footnote No. 8 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column) 118 footID; Footnote No. 9 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column) 119 footID; Footnote No. 10 (Mandatory extra details if code OT is reported. Optional if Yes in footnote column)

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XML exchange format fields and descriptions

Order Code Name Header Code Name Explanation Table Format Footnote* Example

1 country Recruiting country. 1801 No 2 version Metadata format version No 03 3 prepared Date of report preparation. yyyymmdd No

Order Code Name Record Code Name Explanation Table Format Footnote* Example

1 nmsID NMS reference number. Unique reference or identifier assigned by the NMS to the ship (if applicable). No 2 name Ship's name. No 3 reg Country of registration. 1801 No 4 call Call sign or WMO Number. Some sea stations are identified by a WMO Number instead of a call sign. No 5 IMOn IMO Number. Unique identifying number assigned by Lloyd's Register to the hull of the ship. No 6 vssl Vessel type. 2201 Yes 7 vsslP Vessel digital image. 2203 No 8 lenvsslD Length overall of the ship, ignoring bulbous bow. 0.0 m No 9 brdvsslD Moulded breadth. The greatest breadth amidships. 0.0 m No

10 frbvsslD Freeboard. The average height of the upper deck above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 11 drfvsslD Draught. The average depth of the keel below the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 12 chtvsslD Cargo height. Maximum height above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 13 brdg Distance of the bridge from the bow. 0.0 m No 14 rte Route No.1. 1802 Yes 15 rte Route No.2. 1802 Yes 16 rte Route No.3. 1802 Yes 17 rte Route No.4. 1802 Yes 18 rte Route No.5. 1802 Yes

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19 rte Route No.6. 1802 Yes 20 rte Route No.7 1802 Yes 21 rte Route No.8. 1802 Yes 22 rte Route No.9. 1802 Yes 23 rte Route No.10. 1802 Yes 24 vosR Recruitment date of the current VOS participation. yyyymmdd No 25 vosD De-recruitment date of the last VOS participation (report only if the vessel has been re-recruited). yyyymmdd No 26 vclmR Last VOSClim recruitment date if within the current period of VOS participation. yyyymmdd No 27 vclmD Last VOSClim de-recruitment date if within the current period of VOS participation. yyyymmdd No 28 vsslM Type of meteorological reporting ship. 2202 Yes 29 atm General observing practice. 0105 Yes 30 freq Routine observing frequency. 0602 Yes 31 prST Satellite system for transmitting reports. No INMARSAT-C 32 logE Name and version of the electronic logbook software. No TurboWin 2.12 33 wwH Visual wind/wave observing height. 0.0 m No 34 anmU General wind observing practice. 0103 Yes 35 blc Baseline check of the automatic weather station. 0203 Yes 36 awsM Make and model of the automatic weather station. No Vaisala Milos 500 37 awsP Name and version of the automatic weather station processing software. No Milos 500 2.56 38 awsC Name and version of the automatic weather station data entry/display software. No Yourlink 1.03.20 39 barm Primary barometer type. 0202 Yes 40 bMS Make and model of the primary barometer. No Vaisala PTB220B 41 brmH Height of the primary barometer above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 42 brmL Location of the primary barometer. 0204 Yes 43 brmU Pressure units of the primary barometer. No hPa 44 brmC Most recent calibration date of the primary barometer. yyyymmdd No 45 barm Secondary barometer type. 0202 Yes 46 bMS Make and model of the secondary barometer. No 47 brmH Height of the secondary barometer above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 48 brmL Location of the secondary barometer. 0204 Yes 49 brmU Pressure units of the secondary barometer. No 50 brmC Most recent calibration date of the secondary barometer. yyyymmdd No 51 thrm Dry bulb thermometer type No.1. 2002 Yes

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52 thMS Make and model of the dry bulb thermometer No.1. No Rosemount ST401 53 thmE Exposure of the dry bulb thermometer No.1. 0801 Yes 54 thmL Location of dry bulb thermometer No.1 and hgyrometer No.1. 2001 Yes 55 thmH Height of the dry bulb thermometer No.1 and hygrometer No.1 above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 56 tscale General reporting practice for dry bulb thermometer No.1 and hygrometer No.1. 2003 Yes 57 thrm Dry bulb thermometer type No.2. 2002 Yes 58 thMS Make and model of the dry bulb thermometer No.2. No 59 thmE Exposure of the dry bulb thermometer No.2. 0801 Yes 60 thmL Location of dry bulb thermometer No.2 and hgyrometer No.2. 2001 Yes 61 thmH Height of the dry bulb thermometer No.2 and hygrometer No.2 above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 62 tscale General reporting practice for dry bulb thermometer No.2 and hygrometer No.2. 2003 Yes 63 hygr Hygrometer type No.1. 0802 Yes 64 hgrE Exposure of the hygrometer No.1. 0801 Yes 65 hygr Hygrometer type No.2. 0802 Yes 66 hgrE Exposure of the hygrometer No.2. 0801 Yes 67 sstM Primary method of obtaining the sea surface temperature. 1901 Yes 68 sstD Depth of the primary sea surface temperature observation below the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 69 sstM Secondary method of obtaining the sea surface temperature. 1901 Yes 70 sstD Depth of the secondary sea surface temperature observation below the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 71 barg Primary barograph type, or method of determining pressure tendency. 0201 Yes 72 barg Secondary barograph type, or method of determining pressure tendency. 0201 Yes 73 anmT Primary anemometer type. 0102 Yes

74 anmM Make and model of the primary anemometer. No Vaisala WAV151 & WAA151 75 anmL Location of the primary anemometer. 0101 Yes 76 anDB Distance of the primary (fixed) anemometer from the bow. 0.0 m No 77 anDC Distance of the primary (fixed) anemometer from the centre line. 0.0 m No 78 anSC Side indicator of the primary (fixed) anemometer from the centre line, if appropriate. 0104 No 79 anHL Height of the primary (fixed) anemometer above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 80 anHD Height of the primary (fixed) anemometer above the deck on which it is installed. 0.0 m No 81 anmC Most recent calibration date of the primary anemometer. yyyymmdd No 82 anmT Secondary anemometer type. 0102 Yes 83 anmM Make and model of the secondary anemometer. No

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84 anmL Location of the secondary anemometer. 0101 Yes 85 anDB Distance of the secondary (fixed) anemometer from the bow. 0.0 m No 86 anDC Distance of the secondary (fixed) anemometer from the centre line. 0.0 m No 87 anSC Side indicator of the secondary (fixed) anemometer from the centre line, if appropriate. 0104 No 88 anHL Height of the secondary (fixed) anemometer above the maximum Summer load line. 0.0 m No 89 anHD Height of the secondary (fixed) anemometer above the deck on which it is installed. 0.0 m No 90 anmC Most recent calibration date of the secondary anemometer. yyyymmdd No 91 othI Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.1. 1501 Yes 92 othI Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.2. 1501 Yes 93 othI Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.3. 1501 Yes 94 othI Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.4. 1501 Yes 95 othI Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.5. 1501 Yes 96 othI Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument No.6. 1501 Yes 97 chgd Last date of change to any metadata value. yyyymmdd No

* Provision to report a footnote (Mandatory extra detail if OT is selected from a Code Table. Optional if Yes in footnote column)

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Code Tables

Table Code Description

0101 anmL Location of the anemometer.

0102 anmT Anemometer type.

0103 anmU General wind observing practice.

0104 anSC Side indicator of the (fixed) anemometer from the centre line, if appropriate. 0105 atm General observing practice.

0201 barg Barograph type, or method of determining pressure tendency.

0202 barm Barometer type.

0203 blc Baseline check of the automatic weather station.

0204 brmL Location of the barometer.

0601 fieldabbrev Code name of the field to which the footnote applies (in order of reporting in pub47). 0602 freq Routine observing frequency.

hgrE Exposure of the hygrometer. 0801

thmE Exposure of the dry bulb thermometer.

0802 hygr Hygrometer type.

1501 othI Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument.

rcnty Recruiting country. 1801

reg Country of registration.

1802 rte Route

1901 sstM Method of obtaining the sea surface temperature.

2001 thmL Location of the dry bulb thermometer and hygrometer

2002 thrm Dry bulb thermometer type.

2003 tscale General temperature reporting practice.

2201 vssl Vessel type.

2202 vsslM Type of meteorological reporting ship.

2203 vsslP Vessel digital image.

Changes to Code Table entries are denoted by a solid black block to the extreme right.

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0101

anmL Location of the anemometer.

Code Description 1 Not fitted. 2 Mainmast. 3 Mainmast port yardarm. 4 Mainmast starboard yardarm. 5 Aft mast. 6 Foremast. 7 Foremast port yardarm. 8 Foremast starboard yardarm. 9 Meteorological mast. 10 Mast on wheelhouse top. 11 Mast on wheelhouse top port yardarm. 12 Mast on wheelhouse top starboard yardarm. 13 Handheld. OT Other (specify in footnote).

0102

anmT Anemometer type.

Code Description AN Anemograph.

CCV Cup anemometer and wind vane (combined unit). SCV Cup anemometer and wind vane (separate instruments). HA Handheld anemometer. PV Propeller vane.

SON Sonic anemometer. OT Other (specify in footnote).

0103

anmU General wind observing practice.

Code Description 1 Anemometer, true wind computed. 2 Anemometer, true wind manual. 3 Visual estimates (sea state). 4 Visual estimate (open sea), anemometer (near port).

0104

anSC Side indicator of the (fixed) anemometer from the centre line, if appropriate.

Code Description P Port S Starboard

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0105

atm General observing practice.

Code Description 1 Fully automated. 2 Always supplemented by manual input. 3 Occasionally supplemented by manual input. 4 Unknown. 5 Fully manual (no automation).

0201

barg Barograph type, or method of determining pressure tendency.

Code Description OS Open Scale barograph. OS1 Open Scale barograph with 1 day clock. OS2 Open Scale barograph with 2 day clock. OS3 Open Scale barograph with 3 day clock. OS4 Open Scale barograph with 4 day clock. OS5 Open Scale barograph with 5 day clock. OS6 Open Scale barograph with 6 day clock. OS7 Open Scale barograph with 7 day clock. OS8 Open Scale barograph with 8 day clock. OS9 Open Scale barograph with 9 day clock. SS Small Scale barograph. ET Tendency obtained from an electronic digital barometer. OT Other (specify in footnote).

0202

barm Barometer type.

Code Description AN Aneroid barometer (issued by the PMO or a NMS). DA Digital aneroid barometer (aka Precision Aneroid Barometer). ELE Electronic digital barometer (consisting of one or more pressure transducers). MER Mercury barometer. SAN Ship's aneroid barometer. OT Other (specify in footnote).

0203

blc Baseline check of the automatic weather station.

Code Description 1 Yes - periodic baseline check to ensure system operating satisfactorily. 2 No. 3 No automation.

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0204

brmL Location of the barometer.

Code Description CR Chart room.

PW Pressurised wheelhouse (closed and not vented to the outside). WH Wheelhouse, not pressurised (vented to the outside). OT Other (specify in footnote).

0601

fieldabbrev Code name of the field to which the footnote applies.

Code Description vssl Vessel type. rte Route

vsslM Type of meteorological reporting ship. atm General observing practice. freq Routine observing frequency.

anmU General wind observing practice. blc Baseline check of the automatic weather station.

barm Barometer type. brmL Location of the barometer. thrm Dry bulb thermometer type. thmE Exposure of the dry bulb thermometer. thmL Location of the dry bulb thermometer and hgyrometer tscale General temperature reporting practice. hygr Hygrometer type. hgrE Exposure of the hygrometer. sstM Method of obtaining the sea surface temperature. barg Barograph type, or method of determining pressure tendency.

anmT Anemometer type. anmL Location of the anemometer. othI Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument.

0602

freq Routine observing frequency.

Code Description OPD One observation per day (24 hour intervals). TPD Two observations per day (12 hour intervals). FPD Four observations per day (6 hour intervals). EPD Eight observations per day (3 hour intervals). HLY Hourly observations. IRR Irregular observations.

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0801

hgrE Exposure of the hygrometer. thmE Exposure of the dry bulb thermometer.

Code Description A Aspirated (Assmann type). S Screen (non ventilated, i.e. natural ventilation).

VS Screen (ventilated, i.e. assisted ventilation). SN Ship's screen (property of the ship). SG Ship's sling. SL Sling. US Unscreened. W Whirling psychrometer.

0802

hygr Hygrometer type.

Code Description C Capacitance.

CM Chilled mirror. E Electric. H Hair hygrometer.

HG Hygristor. P Psychrometer. T Torsion.

OT Other (specify in footnote).

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othI Other meteorological/oceanographic instrument.

Code Description BAT Bathythermometer. BT Bathythermograph (towed).

FLM Fluorometer. LWR Long wave radiation. MAX Maximum thermometer. MIN Minimum thermometer. NTE Nitrate sensor. NTT Nutrient sensor.

P Pilot balloon equipment. CO2 pCO2 system. PLK Plankton recorder. PRS Photosynthetic radiation sensor. PYG Pyrogeometer.

R Radiosonde equipment. RG Rain gauge.

RSD Radar storm and meteorological phenomena detection. RT Reversing thermometer.

SKY Sky camera. SLM Solarimeter. ST Sea thermograph.

SWR Short wave radiation. TSD Temperature/salinity/depth probe. TUR Turbidity sensor. W Radiowind or radarwind equipment.

WR Wave Recorder XBT Expendable bathythermograph. OT Other (specify in footnote).

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1801 (Source: IS0 3166-1, 2 June 2008)

rcnty Recruiting country. reg Country of registration.

Code Description AF AFGHANISTAN AX LAND ISLANDS AL ALBANIA DZ ALGERIA AS AMERICAN SAMOA AD ANDORRA AO ANGOLA AI ANGUILLA AQ ANTARCTICA AG ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AR ARGENTINA AM ARMENIA AW ARUBA AU AUSTRALIA AT AUSTRIA AZ AZERBAIJAN BS BAHAMAS BH BAHRAIN BD BANGLADESH BB BARBADOS BY BELARUS BE BELGIUM BZ BELIZE BJ BENIN BM BERMUDA BT BHUTAN BO BOLIVIA BA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BW BOTSWANA BV BOUVET ISLAND BR BRAZIL IO BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY BN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BG BULGARIA BF BURKINA FASO BI BURUNDI KH CAMBODIA CM CAMEROON CA CANADA CV CAPE VERDE KY CAYMAN ISLANDS CF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TD CHAD CL CHILE CN CHINA CX CHRISTMAS ISLAND CC COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS CO COLOMBIA

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KM COMOROS CG CONGO CD CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CK COOK ISLANDS CR COSTA RICA CI CTE D'IVOIRE HR CROATIA CU CUBA CY CYPRUS CZ CZECH REPUBLIC DK DENMARK DJ DJIBOUTI DM DOMINICA DO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EC ECUADOR EG EGYPT SV EL SALVADOR GQ EQUATORIAL GUINEA ER ERITREA EE ESTONIA ET ETHIOPIA FK FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FO FAROE ISLANDS FJ FIJI FI FINLAND FR FRANCE GF FRENCH GUIANA PF FRENCH POLYNESIA TF FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES GA GABON GM GAMBIA GE GEORGIA DE GERMANY GH GHANA GI GIBRALTAR GR GREECE GL GREENLAND GD GRENADA GP GUADELOUPE GU GUAM GT GUATEMALA GG GUERNSEY GN GUINEA GW GUINEA-BISSAU GY GUYANA HT HAITI HM HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS VA HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) HN HONDURAS HK HONG KONG HU HUNGARY IS ICELAND IN INDIA ID INDONESIA IR IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

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IQ IRAQ IE IRELAND IM ISLE OF MAN IL ISRAEL IT ITALY JM JAMAICA JP JAPAN JE JERSEY JO JORDAN KZ KAZAKHSTAN KE KENYA KI KIRIBATI KP KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KR KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KW KUWAIT KG KYRGYZSTAN LA LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LV LATVIA LB LEBANON LS LESOTHO LR LIBERIA LY LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LI LIECHTENSTEIN LT LITHUANIA LU LUXEMBOURG MO MACAO MK MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MG MADAGASCAR MW MALAWI MY MALAYSIA MV MALDIVES ML MALI MT MALTA MH MARSHALL ISLANDS MQ MARTINIQUE MR MAURITANIA MU MAURITIUS YT MAYOTTE MX MEXICO FM MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MD MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MC MONACO MN MONGOLIA ME MONTENEGRO MS MONTSERRAT MA MOROCCO MZ MOZAMBIQUE MM MYANMAR NA NAMIBIA NR NAURU NP NEPAL NL NETHERLANDS AN NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NC NEW CALEDONIA NZ NEW ZEALAND

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NI NICARAGUA NE NIGER NG NIGERIA NU NIUE NF NORFOLK ISLAND MP NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS NO NORWAY OM OMAN PK PAKISTAN PW PALAU PS PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED PA PANAMA PG PAPUA NEW GUINEA PY PARAGUAY PE PERU PH PHILIPPINES PN PITCAIRN PL POLAND PT PORTUGAL PR PUERTO RICO QA QATAR RE REUNION RO ROMANIA RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION RW RWANDA BL SAINT BARTHLEMY SH SAINT HELENA KN SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS LC SAINT LUCIA MF SAINT MARTIN PM SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON VC SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES WS SAMOA SM SAN MARINO ST SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SA SAUDI ARABIA SN SENEGAL RS SERBIA SC SEYCHELLES SL SIERRA LEONE SG SINGAPORE SK SLOVAKIA SI SLOVENIA SB SOLOMON ISLANDS SO SOMALIA ZA SOUTH AFRICA GS SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS ES SPAIN LK SRI LANKA SD SUDAN SR SURINAME SJ SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN SZ SWAZILAND SE SWEDEN CH SWITZERLAND

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SY SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC TW TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TJ TAJIKISTAN TZ TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TH THAILAND TL TIMOR-LESTE TG TOGO TK TOKELAU TO TONGA TT TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TN TUNISIA TR TURKEY TM TURKMENISTAN TC TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TV TUVALU UG UGANDA UA UKRAINE AE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES GB UNITED KINGDOM US UNITED STATES UM UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS UY URUGUAY UZ UZBEKISTAN VU VANUATU VE VENEZUELA VN VIET NAM VG VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH VI VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.

WF WALLIS AND FUTUNA EH WESTERN SAHARA YE YEMEN ZM ZAMBIA ZW ZIMBABWE

Additions Aland Island (AX) Guernsey (GG) Heard Island & McDonald Islands (HM) Vatican See (VA) Isle of Man (IM) Jersey (JE) Montenegro (ME) Saint Barthlemy (BL) Saint Martin (MF) Sebia (RS) Timor-Leste (TL), replaces East Timor (TP)

Deletions East Timor (TP) Yugoslavia (YU)

New Spelling Cte Divoire (CI), replaces Cote DIvoire (CI) Kazakhstan (KZ), replaces Kazakstan (KZ) Macao (MO), replaces Macau (MO) Reunion (RE), replaces Runion (RE)

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1802

rte Route

Code Description/marine area

R90 More than 10 separate marine areas (see Note 2). R91 Inland sea or river (see Note 3). R92 Variable or no fixed route (see Note 2).

Note 1 A maximum of 10 marine areas visited by the ship can be reported individually, otherwise use R90.

Note 2 For R90 or R92, specify the most visited marine area(s) by the ship in the footnote if this can be determined, e.g. most visited - R62, R41.

Note 3 For R91, specify the location in the footnote, e.g. Black Sea, Mackenzie River. Note 4 Use footnotes as necessary to provide more detail, e.g. coastal service, fixed location. Note 5 If using the semi-colon delimited metadata exchange format, include the relevant marine

area in the footnote if more than one rte is defined, e.g. R73 Austral Summer only, otherwise format the footnote as shown in the examples for Notes 2 4.

1901

sstM Method of obtaining the sea surface temperature.

Code Description BTT Bait tanks thermometer. BU Bucket thermometer. C Condensor Intake on Steam Ships, or Engine Cooling System Inlet on Motor Ships.

HC Hull contact sensor. HT "Through Hull" sensor.

RAD Radiation thermometer. TT Trailing thermistor. OT Other (specify in footnote).

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2001

thmL Location of the dry bulb thermometer and hgyrometer

Code Description 1 Bridge wing port. 2 Bridge wing starboard. 3 Bridge wing both sides. 4 Bridge wing windward side. 5 Wheelhouse top port. 6 Wheelhouse top starboard. 7 Wheelhouse top both. 8 Wheelhouse top center. 9 Wheelhouse top windward side. 10 Mainmast. 11 Foremast. 12 Mast on wheelhouse top. 13 Main deck port side. 14 Main deck starboard side. 15 Main deck both sides. OT Other (specify in footnote).

2002

thrm Dry bulb thermometer type.

Code Description ALC Alcohol thermometer. MER Dry bulb mercury thermometer. ELE Electric (resistance) thermometer.

2003

tscale General temperature reporting practice.

Code Description 1 Centigrade to tenths. 2 Half degrees centigrade. 3 Whole degree centigrade. 4 Whole degree fahrenheit. 5 Fahrenheit to tenths. 6 Dry bulb centigrade, wet bulb fahrenheit. 7 Dry bulb fahrenheit, wet bulb centigrade.

OT Other combinations or scale (specify in footnote).

notes

OT Replaces former code 8

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2201

vssl Vessel type.

Code Description BA Barges, including crane barges and tank barges. BC Bulk Carriers, including Ore/Bulk/Oil (OBO) carriers and Ore/Oil carriers. CA Cable ships. CG Coastguard cutters, patrol ships and launches. CS Container ships, including open and closed container ships and refrigerated container

ships. DR Dredgers including bucket, hopper, grab and suction dredgers. FE Passenger ferries (carrying passengers only). FP Floating Production and Storage Units. FV Fishing Vessels including purse seiners, long liners etc., but excluding trawlers. GC General Cargo ships with one or more holds. GT Liquefied gas carriers/tankers including LNG and LPG carriers.

IC Icebreaking vessels (dedicated vessel). If the vessel fits in another category and is ice strengthened then include ice strengthened as a footnote.

LC Livestock Carrier (dedicated ship for the carriage of livestock). LT Liquid tankers including oil product tankers, chemical tankers and crude oil tankers (including VLCCs and ULCCs). LV Light vessels. MI Mobile installations, including mobile offshore drill ships, jack-up rigs, semi-submersibles. MS Military ships. OW Ocean Weather Ships (dedicated weather ship). PI Pipe Layers. PS Passenger ships and Cruise liners. RF Ro Ro ferries (carrying passengers and laden vehicles). RR Ro Ro cargo ships for carriage of road and/or rail vehicles and cargo, including

containerised cargo. RS Refrigerated cargo ships including banana ships.

RV Research Vessels, including oceanographic, meteorological and hydrographic research ships and seismographic research ships.

SA Large sailing vessels, including sail training vessels.

SV Support vessels including offshore support vessels, offshore supply vessels, stand-by vessels, pipe carriers, anchor handling vessels, buoy tenders (including coastguard vessels engaged solely on buoy tending duties), diving support vessels, etc.

TR Trawler fishing vessels. TU Tugs, including fire-fighting tugs, salvage tugs, pusher tugs, pilot vessels, tenders etc. VC Vehicle Carriers: dedicated multi deck ships for the carriage of new unladen road

vehicles. YA Yachts and pleasure craft. OT Other (specify in footnote).

notes

FV or TR To be used instead of the former code IF which is deleted. CS To be used for both open and closed container ships with similar profiles. The former

code CC (Closed Container) is deleted. PS Replaces former codes PV (Passenger Vessel) and PL (Passenger Liner) which are

both deleted. This avoids possible confusion about the type of vessel in service. RS Replaces former code BS (Banana Ships) which is deleted. This represented only

one type of refrigerated ship. BA, FE, TR, YA Replaces former codes B, F, T and Y respectively which are deleted.

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2202

vsslM Type of meteorological reporting ship.

Code Description 10 Selected. 40 Supplementary. 70 Auxiliary. OT Other (specify in footnote).

notes

10 Replaces former codes 20, 21 and 22 which were vessel type specific. 40 Replaces former codes 60 and 61 which were vessel type specific. 70 Replaces former codes 80 and 81 which were vessel type specific. OT Replaces former code 99

Codes 88-90, formerly used by the USA, are deleted in favour of the generic codes 10, 40 and 70.

2203

vsslP Vessel digital image.

Code Description AV Available in separate digital file (see Note 2). NA Not available. PA Photo available but not yet scanned.

Note 1 See Annex 6 for the recommended VOS and VOSClim minimum suite of digital images and drawings

Note 2 Digital image file-naming convention: 00 & IMO Number & image_description & date, where the date format shall be YYYYMMDD, e.g. 007417868aerial_starboard_profile_from_stern20030717.jpg

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Annex 5

WMO-No. 47

Metadata Format Version 03

Ships Layout Diagram

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Annex 6.

WMO-No. 47

Metadata Format Version 03

Vessel Digital Images (Code Table 2203)

1. Recommended minimum suite of digital images/photographs

Description VOS VOSClim Exposure of screen(s) showing the location of any adjacent obstructions, over-hangings, etc Yes Yes

Exposure of anemometer (if applicable) Yes Yes Exposure of other meteorological instruments Optional Yes Ships profile quayside or at sea if possible Yes Yes Deck cargo stowage Optional Yes

2. Suggested descriptions of profile photographs

3. Suggested drawings/sketches

Description VOS VOSClim Ships general profile basic sketch showing instrument location and dimensions Optional Yes

Navigational Bridge Deck/wheelhouse plan basic sketch showing instrument location Optional Yes

General Arrangement Plan or drawing Optional Optional

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4. Sample sketches

Navigating Bridge Deck

Wheelhouse Funnel

Port Screen

Starboard Screen

Barometer & Barograph

8 m

7.3 m

MSLL

Anemometer

35.7 m

10.3 m

14.1 m

33.9 m 31.5 m 28.8 m 26.1 m

245.2 m Hull Sensor

10.1 m

Ships Profile

Vent

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Annex 7.

WMO-No. 47

Metadata Format Version 03

Summary of changes from version 2

Field Name Comment anDC Distance of the fixed anemometer from the

centre line No longer includes the indicator for which side of the centre line the anemometer is located.

anmT Type of Anemometer New field and accompanying Code Table

anSC Side indicator of the anemometer from the centre line

New field and accompanying CodeTable. This indicator was previously reported appended to the field anDC.

awsM Make and model of automatic weather station

New field

awsP Name and version of AWS processing software

New field

awsC Name and version of AWS console software

New field

barg Type of Barograph New Code Table entry and revised field description

barm Type of Barometer New and revised Code Table entries

brmL Barometer Location New Code Table entry

freq Routine frequency of observations New field and associated Code Table

hgrE Hygrometer Exposure Revised Code Table entry descriptions

logE Name and version of electronic logbook software

New field.

othI Other Instruments New Code Table entries

reg Country of Registration New field with accompanying Code Table. Previously reported in parenthesis with ship name if the country of registration was different to the country of recruitment.

rte Routes New global route definitions to replace separate national routes.

thmE Thermometer Exposure Revised Code Table entry descriptions

tscale Temperature Scale Revised Code Table entry

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vclmR Last VOSClim recruitment date in the current period of VOS participation

New field

vclmD Last VOSClim de-recruitment date in the current period of VOS participation

New field

ver Version of WMO-No. 47 format New field. This version is 03.

vosD De-recruitment date of the last VOS participation

New field

vosR Recruitment date of the current VOS participation

New field

vssl Type of Vessel New and revised Code Table entries.

vsslM Type of Meteorological Reporting Vessel Revised Code Table entries.

vsslP Vessel Digital Image Revised Code Table entry

Vessel Dimensions

lenvsslD Length overall of the ship, ignoring bulbous bow

More precise description

brdvsslD

Moulded breadth. The greatest breadth amidships

More precise description

frbvsslD

Freeboard. The average height of the upper deck above the maximum Summer load line

More precise description

drfvsslD Draught. The average depth of the keel below the maximum Summer load line

More precise description

Redefined Field Definitions

Field Version 2 Definition Version 3 Definition

chtvsslD Average cargo height Maximum cargo height.

prSt Teleprinter and Satellite Satellite system for transmitting observations.

Other Changes

phGr Telephony and Telegraphy Field deleted.

Footnotes Mandatory if element is reported using code figure OT. Optional for any other element reported from a Code Table. The semi-colon delimited file is limited to 10 footnotes. There is no restriction on the number of footnotes reported in the XML file.

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